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security guards receive monetary entitlements thru DOLE’s inspection in SurSur
By: DOLE-SDS
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – Some 32 security guards
detailed in a mining company in Surigao del Sur received their monetary
entitlements recently after the security agency deposited a total of
Php899,753.86 through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Caraga.
DOLE-Surigao del Sur Provincial Office released the
individual check to the affected security guards.
The majority of the beneficiaries who had been with the
agency when Wage Order No. 16 was approved in Caraga Region on May 1, 2019,
received at least Php29,888.10 each.
On April 29, 2021, the DOLE-Caraga Regional Office
conducted an inspection to the concerned security agency after receiving complaints
from affected workers on underpayment of wages.
Said payment was the result of the inspection which
covered underpayment of wages, overtime pay, holiday premium pay, and night
shift differential.
The security agency was given 10 days upon receipt of the
Notice of Results to show proof of corrections of the deficiencies noted by the
labor inspector. After which mandatory conferences were also conducted giving
the respondent enough time to comply with the noted deficiencies. A compliance
order was issued by the DOLE-Caraga on July 23, 2021, for failure to comply.
Consequently, the concerned agency immediately deposited
to DOLE-Caraga Cashier the exact amount of P899,753.86, as reflected in the
labor inspector’s computation covering differential pay amounting to
Php528,330.00; holiday pay of Php10,845.00; premium pay of Php3,780.00;
overtime pay of Php330,382.38; and night shift differential of Php26,416.50.
Based on the Department Order No. 183-2017 of the Revised
Rules on the Administration and Enforcement of Labor Laws Pursuant to Article
128 of the Labor Code, As Renumbered, the visitorial power of the Secretary of
the Labor and Employment or his/her duly authorized representatives could be
implemented through the following: (1) Routine Inspection; (2) Complaint
Inspection; and (3) Occupational Safety and Health Standards Investigation
(OSHI).
In this particular case, security guards sent their
complaints to DOLE SDS Facebook Page requesting assistance from DOLE for the
correction of their daily wage to comply with the Caraga Daily Minimum Wage
rate of Php320.00.
Aside from inspection, DOLE also assisted the workers’
complaints through the Single Entry Approach (SENA) which can be accessed through http://sena.dole.gov.
